CVE-2006-3643 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via XSS in Internet Explorer by exploiting MMC resource access, requiring user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-3643?
CVE-2006-3643 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 9 Aug 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 permits access to local "HTML-embedded resource files" in the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) library, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands, aka "MMC Redirect Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3643?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Ie, Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3643?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3643 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2006-3643 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3643 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wqf2-hvv7-5rc4.